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94. Application in State of Ireland - US Treaty.
(1) The Ireland - US Treaty has the force of law in its application in relation to the State.
(2) Judicial notice shall be taken of the Treaty.
(3) For the purpose of giving full effect to the Treaty, the relevant provisions of this Act relating to requests for mutual legal assistance between the State and member states, including those relating to applications to courts or judges -
(a) to make orders to give effect to or enforce compliance with requests for such assistance, and
(b) to make, vary or discharge those orders,
have also effect, subject to the Treaty, in relation to requests for mutual legal assistance between the State and the United States of America, where necessary for that purpose and with the necessary modifications; in particular, for that purpose the reference in Article 16 bis 4 to money laundering and terrorist activity include, respectively, an offence under Part 2 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, and an offence under section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005.